Lima, OH Salaries
Local wages where BEA prices sit below the US average (RPP 89.7) - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Lima, OH moved from $46,430 in May 2024 to $47,170 in May 2025 (+1.6%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Lima, OH sits -1.5 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Transparent derived index from BLS and BEA data, not an official government rating. Based on wage level, year-over-year wage growth, and regional-price-parity-adjusted purchasing power, not job availability, industry mix, or day-to-day livability. See the exact dimensions, weights, and formula.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 30620 · Lima, OH $57K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-LOW · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-LOW #277/528
- RPP-LOW 89.7
- OCC-MID 216 occs
- TOP-LEAD Family Medicin… · $224K
- EMP-MIX Industrial E…
- TREND-INLINE -1.5 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Wilmington, NC
- BOOK-MOST 216 rows · May 2025
Read with Wilmington, NC ($5 on published-row mean) · Salary vs. cost of living
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Lima, OH
Where Lima, OH already employs the upper wage tier
Industrial Engineers and Medical and Health Services Managers lead published employment inside Lima, OH's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Industrial Engineers 310 jobs · $105,140
- 2. Medical and Health Services Managers 260 jobs · $105,690
- 3. Physicians, All Other 220 jobs · $208,000
- 4. Nurse Practitioners 210 jobs · $120,350
- 5. Sales Managers 160 jobs · $114,100
- 6. Financial Managers 150 jobs · $125,380
- 7. Industrial Production Managers 150 jobs · $117,990
- 8. Pharmacists 140 jobs · $137,460
- 9. Software Developers 140 jobs · $114,600
- 10. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 120 jobs · $97,240
- 11. Physician Assistants 110 jobs · $125,100
- 12. Physical Therapists 110 jobs · $97,880
- 13. Civil Engineers 90 jobs · $98,990
- 14. Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 90 jobs · $94,960
- 15. Computer and Information Systems Managers 70 jobs · $140,030
- 16. Marketing Managers 60 jobs · $122,260
- 17. Architectural and Engineering Managers 50 jobs · $152,770
- 18. Human Resources Managers 50 jobs · $115,800
Occupations Tracked
216
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$57,415
employment-weighted, 216 complete rows
Top Salary
$223,700
Family Medicine Physicians
Cost of Living
89.7
10% below US avg
Top-pay occupations in Lima, OH, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial Engineers | $105,140 |
| 2 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $105,690 |
| 3 | Physicians, All Other | $208,000 |
| 4 | Nurse Practitioners | $120,350 |
| 5 | Sales Managers | $114,100 |
| 6 | Financial Managers | $125,380 |
| 7 | Industrial Production Managers | $117,990 |
| 8 | Pharmacists | $137,460 |
| 9 | Software Developers | $114,600 |
| 10 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $97,240 |
| 11 | Physician Assistants | $125,100 |
| 12 | Physical Therapists | $97,880 |
| 13 | Civil Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $98,990 |
| 14 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $94,960 |
| 15 | Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $140,030 |
| 16 | Marketing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $122,260 |
| 17 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $152,770 |
| 18 | Human Resources Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $115,800 |
| 19 | Mechanical Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $99,290 |
| 20 | Family Medicine Physicians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $223,700 |
| 21 | Purchasing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $114,430 |
| 22 | Brickmasons and Blockmasons Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $94,220 |
| 23 | Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $150,740 |
| 24 | Managers, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $121,000 |
| 25 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $94,580 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Lima, OH
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $25,190 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $25,850 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $26,210 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $26,220 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $27,320 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $27,470 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $28,040 |
| Cashiers | $28,230 |
| Dishwashers | $28,480 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $28,580 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Other BLS Wage Areas in OH
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside OH. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($57,415 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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How to use Lima, OH wage figures in a real decision
- Family Medicine Physicians leads published medians in Lima, OH at $223,700/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Family Medicine Physicians
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $57,415 adjusts to about $64,030 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 89.7. Salary vs cost of living
- Compare this metropolitan statistical area against the statewide occupation table for OH before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The metro benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.